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  2. Flash blindness - Wikipedia

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    The bright light overwhelms the retinas of the eyes and generally gradually fades, lasting anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. However, if the eyes are exposed to a high enough level of light, such as a nuclear explosion, the blindness can become permanent. Flash blindness may also occur in everyday life.

  3. Why Staring at Screens Makes Your Eyes Acheā€”and What ... - AOL

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  4. Staring At A Screen All Day Might Be Making Your Eyes ... - AOL

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    Itchy eyes can be harmless and caused by allergies or eye strain, but they could also be the result of a viral infection. Experts explain how to get relief. Staring At A Screen All Day Might Be ...

  5. Blue light glasses have 'virtually no effect' on eye strain ...

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    Despite the hype, a new study that suggests blue light-filtering glasses don't really do much of anything. Blue light glasses have 'virtually no effect' on eye strain caused by staring at a screen ...

  6. Computer vision syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A number of computer and smartphone applications adjust the computer video color temperature, reducing the amount of blue light emitted by the screen, particularly at night. Dry eye is a symptom that is targeted in the therapy of CVS. The use of over-the-counter artificial-tear solutions can reduce the effects of dry eye in CVS.

  7. Sungazing - Wikipedia

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    Sungazing is the unsafe practice of looking directly at the Sun.It is sometimes done as part of a spiritual or religious practice, most often near dawn or dusk. [1] The human eye is very sensitive, and exposure to direct sunlight can lead to solar retinopathy, pterygium, [2] cataracts, [3] and potentially blindness.

  8. Does staring at screens ruin your eyes? - AOL

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  9. Entoptic phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of entoptical effects include: Floaters depiction Purkinje tree depiction. Floaters or muscae volitantes are slowly drifting blobs of varying size, shape, and transparency, which are particularly noticeable when viewing a bright, featureless background (such as the sky) or a point source of diffuse light very close to the eye.